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US7222806B2
US7222806B2 US10/544,825 US54482505A US7222806B2 US 7222806 B2 US7222806 B2 US 7222806B2 US 54482505 A US54482505 A US 54482505A US 7222806 B2 US7222806 B2 US 7222806B2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J42/00—Coffee mills; Spice mills
    • A47J42/22—Coffee mills; Spice mills having pulverising beaters or rotary knives
    • A47J42/24—Coffee mills; Spice mills having pulverising beaters or rotary knives hand driven
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
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    • A47J42/02—Coffee mills; Spice mills having grinding cones
    • A47J42/04—Coffee mills; Spice mills having grinding cones hand driven

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  • the present invention relates to a condiment mill, and more particularly, to a condiment mill including a conventional container in which condiments are housed in the form of grains, and a grinding mechanism attached to the bottom of the container which is capable of being rotated by a user to grind the grains housed in the container in order to obtain a powder for sprinkling over food.
  • Such mills cannot be used to provide a sufficient milling of larger condiments such as pimentos, citrus fruit peels, dried garlic cloves, etc. Specifically, when such condiments are inserted into the mill, the mill is difficult to operate due mainly to the soft texture of the condiments, and the powder obtained is not homogenous.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a condiment mill that can overcome some or all of the aforementioned disadvantages.
  • a condiment mill which is capable of grinding condiments such as dried garlic or citrus fruit peels.
  • the mill conventionally includes a container for receiving the condiments, a grinding mechanism attached to the bottom of the container, a rotary knob which is placed on the top portion of the container and which is connected to the grinding mechanism by a shaft (hereafter, referred to as a drive shaft), in order to rotate the grinding mechanism, and a cutting blade which is provided above the grinder and which is attached to the drive shaft.
  • the mill is further provided with a means for separating the container into at least two compartments, arranged inside the container.
  • the separation means is shaped according to the size of the condiments in order to hold the condiments in a substantially vertical position, for slicing of the condiments with the cutting blade.
  • the separation means includes a ring provided with means for rotary immobilization, which is intended to be housed in the top portion of the container, and a tube which is placed coaxially inside the ring and which is connected to the ring by at least two vertical walls protruding from the tube to the periphery of the ring.
  • the means for rotary immobilization of the ring includes at least one lug protruding from the outer periphery of the ring, which is intended to interact with a notch made on the body of the container.
  • the container has, in vertical cross-section, a frustoconical shape which defines an imaginary “V”, and the top of the imaginary “V” of the truncated cone is situated in the vicinity of the bearing face of the mill.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a condiment mill produced in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the mill shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing various separators.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a mill 1 for grinding condiments such as dried garlic or citrus fruit peels, etc.
  • the mill 1 conventionally includes a container 2 for containing the condiments, a grinding mechanism 3 attached to the bottom of the container 2 , and a rotary knob 4 which is placed on the top portion of the container 2 and which is connected to the grinding mechanism 3 by a shaft 5 , which will hereafter be called a drive shaft, in order to rotate the grinding mechanism.
  • the mill 1 is provided with a cutting blade 6 attached to the drive shaft 5 , above the grinder 3 , to permit the condiments to be reduced to fine particles before they are ground.
  • the mill 1 is furnished with a means 7 arranged inside the container 2 for separating the container into at least two compartments.
  • the separation means 7 is shaped according to the size of the condiments in order to hold the condiments in a substantially vertical position, for slicing of the condiments with the cutting blade 6 .
  • the separation means 7 includes a ring 8 provided with means 9 for rotary immobilization of the ring 8 , which is intended to be housed in the top portion of the container 2 , and a tube 10 which is placed coaxially inside the ring 8 and which is connected to the ring 8 by at least two vertical walls 11 protruding from the tube 10 to the periphery of the ring 8 .
  • the means for rotary immobilization of the ring 8 includes at least one lug 9 protruding from the outer periphery of the ring 8 , for interacting with a notch 12 made on the body of the container 2 .
  • the ring 8 is furnished with two lugs 9 for interacting with two notches 12 made in the top portion of the body of the container 2 when in an assembled position.
  • the container 2 advantageously has, in vertical section, a frustoconical shape which forms an imaginary “V”.
  • the top of the imaginary “V” of the truncated cone is situated in the vicinity of the bearing face 13 of the mill 1 , as can be seen in FIG. 2 .
  • Such a shape for the container 2 makes it possible to limit the clearance between the condiments so that the condiments can be held in a vertical position before being reduced to small pieces by the cutting blade 6 and then ground.
  • the grinding mechanism 3 housed in the bottom portion of the container 2 conventionally includes the drive shaft 5 , one end of which is connected to a grinding wheel 14 (also called a ball) that interacts with a grinding ring 15 which is positioned above the grinding wheel 14 and which is attached in a cavity (not visible) made in the container 2 .
  • a clamp 16 is attached to the bottom portion of the container 2 , by screws, in order to secure the grinding mechanism 3 to the container 2 .
  • the top end of the shaft 5 is furnished with threads for attaching the knob 4 onto the shaft 5 by a nut 17 .
  • the nut 17 also adjusts the fineness of the grind.
  • the knob 4 is advantageously provided with a peripheral collar 18 , which protrudes downwardly. Upon assembly of the mill, the peripheral collar 18 makes it possible to center the body of the knob 4 inside the ring 8 of the separation means 7 . The knob 4 also closes the container 2 , and consequently makes it possible to fill the container 2 by simply removing the knob 4 , without removing the separation means 7 .
  • the user arranges the appropriate separation means 7 inside the mill (as can be seen in FIG. 3 ).
  • the separation means 7 can be provided with two, three, four or five compartments.
  • the user unscrews the nut 17 , in order to release the knob 4 , and slots the tube 10 of the selected separation means 7 onto the drive shaft 5 while positioning the lugs 9 of the ring 8 in the notches 12 on the body of the container 2 .
  • the user may then place the condiments in a substantially vertical position in each compartment before replacing the knob 4 and retightening the nut 17 on the drive shaft 5 .
  • the mill is then ready to be used to grind the condiments into a fine powder.
  • the condiments will first be subjected to the action of the cutting blade 6 , for reducing the condiments to pieces before discharging them toward the grinder.
  • the walls of the separation means 7 hold the condiments in order to prevent them from lying down and avoiding the blade.
  • the cutting blade 6 can have three, four or five sharp edges, and each sharp edge can be provided with a bevel to push the condiments toward the grinder.
  • the condiment mill of the present invention is relatively simple to produce and can be used to grind “soft” textured products without adversely affecting the correct operation of the mill. It will also be understood that although the present invention has been described with reference to one particular embodiment, the present invention further includes all technical equivalents of the means described.

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FR0303215A FR2852505B1 (fr) 2003-03-17 2003-03-17 Moulin a condiments
PCT/FR2003/003328 WO2004091355A1 (fr) 2003-03-17 2003-11-07 Moulin a condiments

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US20190082895A1 (en) * 2017-03-08 2019-03-21 Ziyuan XU Multifunctional kitchen utensil
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